Surname: Lorente Alonso

Name: María Antonieta

Cédula de Identidad: 3815562

Home: Calle Mara, Qta. Mientrastanto, Macaracuay

Telephone: 2562436

Studies:

Maximum Degree: PhD

Year: 1987

University: Amsterdam University, Amsterdam, Holland

Academic Degrees:

MSc en Geología Sedimentaria

Year: 1983

University: Universidad Central de Venezuela

Ingeniero Geólogo

Year: 1978

University: Universidad Central de Venezuela

More than 50 "up-date" courses on different subjects from highly specialized technical to financial matters, taken during the period 1977 - 1998

• V Venezuelan Geological Congress (1977)
• AAPG Annual Meeting 1987
• III Simposio Bolivariano de Exploracion de Cuencas Subandinas (1988)
• VII International Palynological Congress (1988)
• AAPG Annual Meeting 1988
• International Geological Congress (1989)
• International Symposium on Organic Petrology (1990)
• 1st International Workshop on Organic Matter Classification (1991)
• Annual Meeting American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists (1991)
• VIII International Palynological Congress (1992)
• Annual Meeting American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists (1993)
• AAPG/SVG International Congress & Exhibition (1993), Caracas, Venezuela.
• Annual meeting American Association of Petroleum Geologists (1994)
• V Simposio Bolivariano de Exploracion en las Cuencas Subandinas (1994)
• Annual Meeting American Association of Petroleum Geologists (1995)
• PESGB Venezuela Seminar (1995)
• AAPG International Conference and Exhibition (1995), Nice France
• Field trip Sequence stratigraphy in a carbonate setting, Urgonian Platform
• Annual Assembly IGCP 362 (1995), Maastricht, The Netherlands.
• Congreso Colombiano del Petroleo (1995), Bogota, Colombia.
• IX Congreso Latinoamericano de Geologia (1995)
• Annual meeting American Association of Petroleum Geologists (1996), San Diego, Ca., U.S.A.
• Field trip The Cretaceous - Tertiary boundary, Brazos River, Tx. U.S.A.
• IX International Palynological Conference, Houston, Tx., U.S.A.
• II AAPG/SVG International Congress & Exhibition (1996), Caracas, Venezuela.
• Annual meeting American Association of Petroleum Geologists (1997)
• VIII Congreso Geologico Venezolano (1998)
• Annual meeting American Association of Petroleum Geologists (1998)

National and International Awards:

• SEPM Founder Plaque Latin America Section (March, 1998)
• Comite Interfilial de Bioestratigrafia Plaque for Oustanding Contribution in the field of Palynology in Venezuela (November, 1997)
• Comite Organizador Jornadas Tecnicas de Exploracion y Produccion, Maraven, S.A., for the Outstanding Presentation of 1997 (November, 1997)
• Sociedad Venezolana de Geologos: "Reconocimiento al Comite Guia II AAPG/SVG" y " Reconocimiento por la labor como Presidente (April. 1997)
• AAPG Special Commendation Award (September 1996)
• CENPES Recognition for the contribution to de Geochemical Center of Excellence development (Petrobras, 1996)
• Reconocimiento a la Invencion: INTEVEP (1993)

Institution: PDVSA, Exploration

Position: Head Laboratories and Geological Services

Time: 5 años

Address: Av. La Estancia, Edf. Sede, Chuao, Caracas 1010A

Telephone: 9082381

Fax: 9082053

Institution: Universidad Central de Venezuela

1998 - Present

Position: Titular Profesor (Stratigraphy) .Post Graduated Dep., Engineering College

Exploration, Maraven, S.A. (03/1998 - 12/1997):

• Head Specialized Geological Services

University of Amsterdam - Hugo de Vries Laboratorium (01/1990-02-1993):

• Research Personal

Exploration, Maraven, S.A. (09/1986-08/1989):

• Senior Palynologist

University of Amsterdam - Hugo de Vries Laboratorium (03/1984-09/1986):

• Visiting Researcher. Working under direct supervision of Prof. T. van der Hammen.

Exploration, Maraven, S.A. (02/1982-03/1984):

• Junior Palynologist

Shell (SIPM) - Stratigraphical Services Lab. (09/1981-02/1982):

• Work assignment as Junior Palynologist

Exploration, Maraven, S.A. (07/1980-09/1981):

• Junior Palynologist

Universidad Central de Venezuela - Engineering College (05/1978-06/1980):

• Tenure

Universidad Central de Venezuela - Engineering College (05/1978-06/1980):

• Professors assistant, subjects Physical Geology, Mineralogy, Paleontology, General micropaleontology, At the Universidad Central de Venezuela,

• Chairman International Committee for Palynological Organic Matter Classification (September 1991 to present)
• Technical reviewer for the Review of Paleobotany and Palynology. Elsevier Science Publishers. The Netherlands
• Coordinator "Comite Interfilial de Bioestratigrafia" (Jan. - Dec. 1993 and Jan. Dic. 1997)
• Member " Comite Interfilial de Bioestratigrafia" (March 1992 - to present)
• Coordinator for Venezuela UNESCO International Geological Correlation Program Project 301 "Paleogene of South America" (1993 - to present)
• Coordinator for Venezuela UNESCO International Geological Correlation Program Project 362 "Tethyan and Boreal Cretacous" (1995 - to present)
• President Geological Society of Venezuela (April 1993 - April 1997)
• Member AAPG International Liaison Committee (1994 - 2000)
• Member AAPG Grants in aid Committee (1995 - 2000)
• Technical reviewer for the Review Interciencia (1995) . Venezuela.
• Member of the South American Regional Committee on Paleogene Stratigraphy (Oct. 1995 - to present)
• Member Steering Committee II AAPG/SVG International Congress and Exhibition (January 1995 - September 1996)
• Member National Committee "World Petroleum Congress" by appointment of the Minister of Energy and Mines (1994 - 1997)
• Vice-President IX Geological Latin-American Congress (Oct. 1995)
• Judge Petroleum Systems Session, AAPG International Congress, Nice (Sept. 1995).
• Member of the "Comisión Venezolana de Estratigrafía y Terminología" (1996 to present)
• Industry Delegate to the Workshop Paleontology in the 21st Century (January 1997 to September 1997)
• Co-coordinator Technological Exhibition (with Dr. J.H.Rios), VIII Congreso Geologico Venezolano, Maragarita Island (Jan. 1997 - Nov. 1997)
• Session Co-chairman " Cretaceous Correlations" (with Iraida Paredes). Symposium Impact of Biostratigraphy on Geology. VIII Congreso Geologico Venezolano, Maragarita Island (Jan. 1997 - Nov. 1997)
• Session Co-chairman (with Dr. M. Rocha Mello) "Exploration oportunities in Venezuela and Brazil". AAPG Annual Meeting, Salt Lake city, 1998
• Session Co-chairman "Advances in Chronostratigraphy " (with Dr Peter Vail). AAPG International l Meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1998
• Project evaluation advisor. Conicit, Venezuela
• International Councilor, Board of Directors, S.E.P.M. 1998-2000
• President Latin America Section of S.E.P.M., 1998 - 2001
• Titular profesor, Advanced Stratigraphy, Postgraduated department, Engineering College, Universidad Central de Venezuela. March, 1998 to present
• Representative of the Venezuelan Geological Society to the " Comision Permanente del Lexico Estratigrafico de Venezuela", April 1998 to present.

• Conceptualization of a new integrated system for stratigraphical analysis (SAPIENS: Sistema Automatizado Proyectos Integrados Estratigrafia, Nueva Solucion). © Maraven, S.A. 1997
• Lorente M.A. OMAS System.© Universiteit van Amsterdan, 1990
• Lorente M. A. et al. Process and system for digital analysis of Images applied to stratigraphic data. US Patent, Australia Patent and EU pending patent. 1988
• Lorente M. A. (co-author) Sistema ADIE ^TM, © Maraven, S. A. ,1988

• 1998 Rull V. and Lorente M. A. Ecostratigraphy a new tool for high resolution dating of terrestrial sections. AAPG International Congress and Exhibition, Rio Janeiro, 1998, Book of Abstracts.
• 1998 (Submited) Cooney, P.M. y Lorente M.A. Plate Tectonics Related Structuring Events in a Passive Margin. A Possible Case in Northern South America (Late Campanian and Early Maastrichtian of Western Venezuela). Journal of South American Earth Sciences (submited).
• 1997 Lorente M.A, Rull V., Ruíz M., Durán I., Truskowski I., y DiGiacomo E. Nuevos aportes para la datación de los principales eventos tectónicos y unidades litoestratigráficas de la Cuenca de Maracaibo, Venezuela Occidental. Boletín de Geología, Ministerio de Energía y Minas, Caracas, vol. XVIII, p. 33 - 50.
• 1997 Pocknall D., Erlich R.N., Stein J. A., Bergen J.A., & Lorente M.A. A Cretaceous - Tertiary boundary section at Rio Lora, Merida Andes, Western Venezuela. VI Simposio Bolivariano de Exploracion Petrolera en las Cuencas Sub-Andinas. Memorias, Tomo I.
• 1997 Erlich R.N., Nederbragt A.J. and Lorente M.A. Origin and depositional environments of Turonian - Maastrichtian organic-rich and phosphatic rocks of Western Venezuela. VI Simposio Bolivariano de Exploracion Petrolera en las Cuencas Sub-Andinas. Memorias, Tomo I, p.478 - 524.
• 1997 Pestman P., Ghosh S. y Lorente M.A. Marco estructural y paleogeográfico de la Cuenca de Maracaibo durante el Paleogeno. VI Simposio Bolivariano de Exploracion Petrolera en las Cuencas Sub-Andinas. Memorias.
• 1997 Hidalgo M., Truskowski I., Duran I., Marquez F., Bertorelli G., Mata L. y Lorente M.A. Bioestratigrafia y edad de sedimentación de la Formación Misoa en la Serranía de Trujillo. VIII Congreso Geologico Venezolano, Isla de Margarita, Nov. 1997. Memorias.
• 1997 Ghosh S.,Pestman P., Melendez L., Lorente M.A. y Zambrano E. El Eoceno de la Cuenca de Maracaibo: Facies sedimentarias y paleogeografía. VIII Congreso Geologico Venezolano, Isla de Margarita, Nov. 1997. Memorias.
• 1997 Duran, I., Ruiz, M., Rull, V. y Lorente M.A. Rangos de extensión de especies-indice marinas y terrestres en el margen suroccidental del TheTys: la transición Cretácico-Paleogeno. VIII Congreso Geologico Venezolano, Isla de Margarita, Nov. 1997. Memorias.
• 1997 Cooney, P.M. y Lorente M.A. Implicaciones tectonicas de un evento estructural en el Cretacico Superior (Santoniense - Campaniense) de Venezuela Occidental. VIII Congreso Geologico Venezolano, Isla de Margarita, Nov. 1997
• 1997 Gomez, M. C., Cassani F., Lorente M.A. Nuevas determinaciones de Carbono Organico Total (COT) en formaciones cretacicas con perfiles convencionales en el noroeste del Lago de Maracaibo, Edo. Zulia. VIII Congreso Geologico Venezolano, Isla de Margarita, Nov. 1997
• 1997 Lorente M.A. y Contreras C. Datacion de secuencias Oligo-Miocenas en el area de Alturitas y sus implicaciones para el conocimiento de la evolucion tectono-estratigrafica de Perija. VIII Congreso Geologico Venezolano, Isla de Margarita, Nov. 1997
• 1996 Olivares, C., Lorente M. A. & Cassani F. Geochemestry and Organic Facies of La Luna - Tres Esquinas cycle: maturity, biomarkers and kerogen issues. II AAPG/SVG International Cogress and Exhibition, Caracas September, 1996. Bol. Soc. Venez. Geol. vol. 21, No.2.
• 1996 Lorente, M.A., I. Duran & M. Ruiz Late Cretaceous in Western Venezuela: A new bioestratigraphical approach. II AAPG/SVG International Cogress and Exhibition, Caracas September, 1996. Bol. Soc. Venez. Geol. vol. 21, No.2.
• 1996 Zambrano E., Melendez L., Ghosh S., Pestman P.J. and Lorente M.A. Eocene sequence stratigraphy and paleoenvironments, Maracaibo Basin, Venezuela. II AAPG/SVG International Cogress and Exhibition, Caracas September, 1996. Bol. Soc. Venez. Geol. vol. 21, No.2.
• 1996 Pocknall D. T., Erlich R.N., Stein J. A., Lorente M.A. The palynofloral succession across the Cretaceous to Paleocene transition zone, Merida Andes Western Venezuela. IX International Palynological Congress. Conference and Abstracts, Houston, June, 1996
• 1995 Lorente, M.A., G. Sanchez, J. H. Rios & T. Monjak Estudio de la oferta y la demanda de profesionales en el area de la Mineria: 1er trimestre 1995. IX Congreso Latinoamericano de Geologia, Memorias, Caracas 1995.
• 1995 Lorente M.A. El Paleogeno de Venezuela. Sesion especial IGCP 301. Congreso Colombiano del Petroleo , Bogota, Colombia.
• 1995 Lorente, M.A. & I. Duran. The Late Cretaceous in Western Venezuela: A review and new bioestratigraphical approach. Program and Abstracts book, Annual Assembly IGCP 362, Maastricht, The Netherlands, p. 20 - 22.
• 1995 Hoorn, C., J. Guerrero, G. Sarmiento & M. A. Lorente. Andean tectonics as a cause for changing patterns in Miocene northern South America. Geology, March 1995.
• 1995 Lorente, M. A. El Paleogeno en la cuenca de Maracaibo, Venezuela. Asociacion Paleont. Argentina, Pub. esp. No. 3, Paleogeno de Sur America, Buenos Aires.
• 1994 Lorente, M.A. El Paleogeno de Venezuela Occidental. Sesión especial IGCP 301. V Simposio Bolivaria de Exploración de Cuencas Sub-Andinas, Puerto La Cruz. Venezuela.
• 1993 Boesi T., R. Lagazzi, L. Mompart, R. Falcon & M. A. Lorente. Synthesis of Cretaceous and Tertiary sedimentation in Southwestern Venezuelan Andes. Abstract and annex. AAPG Int. Conf. and Exh., Caracas, p. 39.
• 1992 Lorente, M.A. Quantitative palynofacies in tropical environments of the Magdalena river Basin, Colombia. VIII International Palynological Congress, Memoir, Aix-en-Provence, France.
• 1992 Lorente, M.A. Digital image analysis: an approach for quantitative characterization of organic facies and palynofacies.Proceedings International Symposium on Organic Petrology. Mededel. Rijks Geol. Dients, vol. 45, p. 103 - 108.
• 1991 Lorente M.A. and van Bergen P.F. A multilevel approach to organic matter classification. Stuifmail, vol.8, No.2, p 9 - 16. University of Utrech.
• 1991 Lorente M.A. The 24th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists. SEP Nieuws Brief. Hugo de Vries Laboratorium. University of Amsterdam.
• 1991 Hoorn C. and Lorente M. A. Palynological evidences of Miocene Sea-Level changes in the Colombian Amazon Basin. 24th Annual Meeting American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists, San Diego, Ca., U.S.A, Program and Abstracts
• 1991 Lorente M. A. The Amsterdan Palynological Organic Matter Classification (invited speach). 24th Annual Meeting American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists, San Diego, Ca., U.S.A, Program and Abstracts
• 1991 Hoorn M.C. and Lorente, M.A. New evidences of sea level changes during the Middle Miocene from the Colombian Amazone Basin, South America. European Union of Geosciences. Strasburgo
• 1990 Lorente, M.A. Textural characteristics of organic matter in several sub environments of the Orinoco Upper Delta. Geologie en Mijnbouw 69, p. 263 - 278.
• 1989 Lorente M.A., Morean O., Rincon J. y Turchaninoff K. ADIE - Un sistema de procesamiento digital de imagenes aplicado al área de estratigrafía. VIII Jornadas Técnicas de Petróleo. Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. Programa - resumen. Yac-7.
• 1988 Boesi, T., Rojas G., Galea, F., Velasquez M. y Lorente, M.A. "Estudio Estratigráfico del Flanco Norandino, sector Lobatera - El Vigía"; (Coautor). Memorias del III Simposio Bolivariano de Exploración de Cuencas Subandinas, Tomo I(Stratigraphical study of the North Andean Flank, Lobatera - El Vigía area). Co-author.
• 1988 Azpiritxaga, I. and Lorente, M.A. "Sand depositional styles in the Lower Lagunillas Member and its influence in reservoir modeling"; A.A.P.G. Book of abstracts, Annual Meeting, Houston, U.S.A.
• 1988 Lorente, M.A. "Characterization of recent sedimentary environments of the Orinoco Delta based on textural quantitative properties of particulate organic matter"; 7 th. International Palynological Congress Book of abstracts, Brisbane, Australia
• 1986 Lorente, M.A. "Palynology and palynofacies of the Upper Tertiary in Venezuela"; Dissertationes Botanicae, Band 99, Berlin - Stturgart, 222pp.
• 1991 Lorente M. A. The Amsterdan Palynological Organic Matter Classification (invited speach). 24th Annual Meeting American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists, San Diego, Ca., U.S.A, Program and Abstracts
• 1991 Hoorn M.C. and Lorente, M.A. New evidences of sea level changes during the Middle Miocene from the Colombian Amazone Basin, South America. European Union of Geosciences. Strasburgo
• 1990 Lorente, M.A. Textural characteristics of organic matter in several sub environments of the Orinoco Upper Delta. Geologie en Mijnbouw 69, p. 263 - 278.
• 1989 Lorente M.A., Morean O., Rincon J. y Turchaninoff K. ADIE - Un sistema de procesamiento digital de imagenes aplicado al área de estratigrafía. VIII Jornadas Técnicas de Petróleo. Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. Programa - resumen. Yac-7.
• 1988 Boesi, T., Rojas G., Galea, F., Velasquez M. y Lorente, M.A. "Estudio Estratigráfico del Flanco Norandino, sector Lobatera - El Vigía"; (Coautor). Memorias del III Simposio Bolivariano de Exploración de Cuencas Subandinas, Tomo I(Stratigraphical study of the North Andean Flank, Lobatera - El Vigía area). Co-author.
• 1988 Azpiritxaga, I. and Lorente, M.A. "Sand depositional styles in the Lower Lagunillas Member and its influence in reservoir modeling"; A.A.P.G. Book of abstracts, Annual Meeting, Houston, U.S.A.
• 1988 Lorente, M.A. "Characterization of recent sedimentary environments of the Orinoco Delta based on textural quantitative properties of particulate organic matter"; 7 th. International Palynological Congress Book of abstracts, Brisbane, Australia
• 1986 Lorente, M.A. "Palynology and palynofacies of the Upper Tertiary in Venezuela"; Dissertationes Botanicae, Band 99, Berlin - Stturgart, 222pp.
• 1977 Sanchez, T. y Lorente, M.A. "Paleoecología y paleoambientes del Miembro Quevedo (Formación Navay) en las proximidades de Santa Bárbara, Edo. Barinas"; V Congreso Geológico Venezolano, Memorias, Tomo II. (Paleoecology and paleoenvironments of the Quevedo Member, Navay Formation, in the Santa Bárbara area, Edo. Barinas).

• 1993 Lorente, M. A. Revista Topicos
• 1995 Lorente M.A. Revista Topicos
• 1997 Lorente M.A., Junelys y M. Gonzalez. Con el petroleo en los sentidos. Revista Topicos

• 1980 to 1998. Coordinator and/or author of more over 50 technical internal reports.